Assembly Language Programming and Organization of
of the IBM PC , by Ytha Yu and Charles Marut

EXAMINATIONS:

midterm and final (FINAL EXAM: Tue Dec 16, 2:00-3:50pm, room TBA)

HOMEWORK:

3-4 small homeworks, no late homework.
One large project (video game).

PROGRAMMING:

On IBM PC family and clones. Assembler is Borland's
Turbo Assembler (TASM) with the Turbo Debugger (TD).
They are available from the ACF networks for lab use.
Your own copy from the NYU bookstore costs $75.

GRADE:

20% homework, 15% midterm, 35% project, 30% final.

DESCRIPTION

This is the first of a 2-semester sequence introducing
fundamentals of a computer organization.
The first semester concentrates on the Assembly language
for the Intel x86 series of chips which is the heart
of the IBM PC and clones. The second semester introduces
the C programming language. We recommend that you
have at least two 3.5" high density diskettes, making
certain that you keep two copies of your work at all times.
It is your responsibility to keep an extra copy
of your homework.